Construction firm Laing O’Rourke has secured a £100 million contract to redevelop the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven. The North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust chose the builder from among seven bidders for the project, which it says will boost the local economy and help regenerate West Cumbria. The new facility will include an emergency [...]
The University of Ulster is building a £7.6 million sports centre in Coleraine with indoor training facilities for soccer, Gaelic games and rugby. Slated for completion in 2011, the state-of-the-art centre will be the university’s single largest investment on the campus for student support. Vice-chancellor Professor Richard Barnett said: “Our aim is to create world-class [...]
A planning application for a new waste facility in Cheshire has been submitted to a number of North West councils. Developers Viridor entered the application to Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East councils, after they requested alternative, sustainable waste treatment for the next 25 years. The facility, planned for brownfield land in Lobstock Gralam, [...]
Offices, bars, cafes and a 100-bed hotel complex are coming to Bradford after councillors gave planning permission to a £40 million construction project on a former cinema site. New Victoria Place, a project from developer Langtree Artisan and Yorkshire-based architects Careyjones, will include a central square and community space in place of the old Odeon [...]
Councillors in Sunderland will discuss the construction of a new bridge to aid transport connections in Sunderland this week. Decisions about moves for the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor (SSTC) project will be made, including filing a planning application for a landmark bridge 180 metres (594ft) above the River Wear. During the meeting on Wednesday, city [...]
London-based construction firm Balfour Beatty has confirmed that it is looking to raise capital for a “significant and complementary” acquisition. The company has said that discussions on the acquisition are at an advanced stage, but has not disclosed any further details on the buyout or the fundraising. However, the cash call is expected to be [...]
Work on a link road aimed at improving access to Barrow`s £200 million residential and leisure development has begun. The link road scheme is Phase 2 of the development at Barrow-in-Furness’ Waterfront enhancements project, which hopes to attract investors to the town creating more jobs and boosting the local economy. The road is just one [...]
A blast furnace in Wales that was mothballed a few months ago due to falling demand is to resume functioning, a company spokesperson has said. Corus, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, said that blast furnace No 4 in Port Talbot, South Wales would be restarted to “take advantage of business opportunities”. A spokesman for the [...]
Tougher planning procedures will be introduced to prevent supermarkets dominating local stores after proposals put forward by the Competition Commission. A “competition test” has been recommended to stop those with an already strong presence in a particular area from putting other stores out of business by opening new venues or carrying out extension work. Competition [...]
A consortium has reached a deal to go carry out the £230 million Bradford Schools Phase 2 PFI Project. The Integrated Bradford consortium includes Costain, HSBC, Building Schools for the Future Investments and Amey Ventures, and will build four secondary schools for Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Within the campuses of the new schools will be [...]